{"id":18908,"date":"2025-05-14T12:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=18908"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:10:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:10:30","slug":"national-safe-boating-week-begins-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/05\/14\/national-safe-boating-week-begins-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"National Safe Boating Week begins May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 14, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is urging everyone to wear a life jacket, and follow all safety regulations and laws this summer when recreating on Arizona\u2019s waterways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA life jacket does exactly what it says \u2014 it saves your life when you need it,\u201d said Danny Rodriguez, AZGFD\u2019s watercraft law enforcement program coordinator. \u201cHowever, it can only save your life if you\u2019re wearing one, and often it\u2019s too late to put one on once you realize you need it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the latest U.S. Coast Guard statistics (2023), in cases where the cause of death has been determined, 87 percent of drowning victims in recreational boating accidents were not wearing a life jacket. AZGFD wants to stress the importance of wearing a life jacket and focusing on safe boating practices as the busy boating season gets underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To promote the use of life jackets, as well as kick off National Safe Boating Week on Saturday (May 17-23),\u00a0 AZGFD and its partner agencies will be providing life jacket exchange opportunities at various locations throughout the state. Those who have an old, worn out, or improperly fitting life jacket will be able to exchange it for a new one, free of charge (while supplies last).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike anything else, life jackets wear out with time, and these exchange events are a great opportunity for Arizona\u2019s boaters and paddlers to ensure they have a life jacket that not only fits correctly, but is in great condition and ready should they need it,\u201d said Josh Hoffman, boating safety education coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday and Friday, May 15-16<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rotary Park, 2315 Balboa Drive, Bullhead City, 9-11 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 17<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>London Bridge Beach, Lake Havasu City, 10 a.m.-noon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>La Paz County Sheriff\u2019s Boating Safety Building, 8484 Riverside Drive, Parker, 9 a.m.-noon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fisher\u2019s Landing Resort, 10882 Fishers Landing Road, Martinez Lake, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10-lane boat ramp, Lake Pleasant, 8 a.m.-noon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saguaro Lake, 8 a.m.-noon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canyon Lake, 8 a.m.-noon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tempe Town Lake, 8 a.m.-noon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 24<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Patagonia Lake, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Type 1 and Type II life jackets will not be accepted; 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